Eli: A pretty little thing. Enjoy the chapter.
"I can't believe you're going out again!"
"It's business, Vicky. I have a job to do!" Jake grabbed his jacket off the chair.
"You always have a job to do, Jake! That's all you are ever doing!"
"So it's a little time consuming. I'm a F.B.I. agent, what the hell do you expect?"
"What do I expect? I expect you to spend time with your daughter! She barely sees you and you know nothing of her!"
"I know things!" Vicky rolled her eyes.
"Okay then. What's her favorite color?"
"Pink."
"It's blue. What's her favorite cartoon?"
"Powerpuff Girls."
"Dragon Ball GT." Vicky sighed. "What grade is she in?"
"Second grade."
"No." Vicky shook her head.
"Bull! Yes, she is."
"No, Bethany and Teresa are in second grade. Gracie is in first grade." Jake lowered his eyes from her glare.
Gracie sat at the top of the stairs watching. She didn't like it when her parents argued. They had been arguing for as far back as she could remember. Her legs hung through the railing as she waited for them to stop.
Jake groaned out of frustration. "I don't have time for this!"
"You never have time for it!"
"We'll talk about this later. Bye, Vicky." Jake walked out and slammed the door. Vicky sighed and kept her mouth shut tight out of anger. Gracie pulled her legs out of the railing, but accidentally kicked part of it. The noise got Vicky's attention and she looked up. Vicky wiped away at her eyes and smiled.
"Hey, up there? Why don't you come down?" Gracie nodded and climbed downstairs. She hugged her mommy.
"Mommy, why do you and Daddy argue so much?"
"We just do, Gracie."
"Is it about me?"
"No, of course not, baby. It's about other things; it's never about you. You know that. We love you so much." Gracie nodded.
"Is Daddy coming back?"
"Yes, he will...Eventually" She added under her breath. She pulled away from Gracie a little to look at her. "Why don't we order a pizza and watch some movies tonight? You can even stay up a little bit later than usual."
"Alright."
Vicky ordered a large cheese pizza and popped "Monsters inc." into the DVD player. They sat together on the couch and ate the pizza. Gracie proudly consumed three slices, along with a whole can of Pepsi. (For those who think young;)
Next, Vicky put in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Gracie loved it, especially the part about the Yule Ball.
"Mommy, will I have a Yule Ball in school, too? Like Harry Potter?"
"You'll have something like it when you get to high school."
"Will I get to wear robes like that?" She pointed at the screen. Vicky shook her head no and laughed.
"No, you'll wear a nice dress to it."
"A dress?" She whined out. "Yuck!" Vicky just laughed some more.
After the movie was over, Vicky looked through the channels and came upon "Autopsy 11: When the Dead Return to Haunt You." Gracie saw it and bounced up and down on the couch in excitement.
"Ohhhh! Mommy, can we watch it? Can we watch it?"
"I'm not sure, Grace. I do that all day at work and it isn't pretty. You sure you want to watch this?"
"Uh huh! Can we please?"
"Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you." Gracie's eyes grew wide as she saw human skeletons on the screen.
"Cool." She said in awe. Vicky just shook her head and went into the kitchen. She popped a bag of popcorn and brewed up some hot chocolate. She brought the snacks into the living room. Gracie took the mug.
"Thank you, Mommy." She said without moving her eyes from the TV.
"Welcome, honey."
About 2/3 through the show, Gracie fell asleep. Vicky woke her up and had her get ready for bed. She tucked Gracie into bed.
"Night, night Mommy." Gracie murmured.
"Good night, Grace." And Gracie was asleep. Vicky closed the door softly behind her.
Coming Attractions:
You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry
"I can't believe you're going out again!"
"It's business, Vicky. I have a job to do!" Jake grabbed his jacket off the chair.
"You always have a job to do, Jake! That's all you are ever doing!"
"So it's a little time consuming. I'm a F.B.I. agent, what the hell do you expect?"
"What do I expect? I expect you to spend time with your daughter! She barely sees you and you know nothing of her!"
"I know things!" Vicky rolled her eyes.
"Okay then. What's her favorite color?"
"Pink."
"It's blue. What's her favorite cartoon?"
"Powerpuff Girls."
"Dragon Ball GT." Vicky sighed. "What grade is she in?"
"Second grade."
"No." Vicky shook her head.
"Bull! Yes, she is."
"No, Bethany and Teresa are in second grade. Gracie is in first grade." Jake lowered his eyes from her glare.
Gracie sat at the top of the stairs watching. She didn't like it when her parents argued. They had been arguing for as far back as she could remember. Her legs hung through the railing as she waited for them to stop.
Jake groaned out of frustration. "I don't have time for this!"
"You never have time for it!"
"We'll talk about this later. Bye, Vicky." Jake walked out and slammed the door. Vicky sighed and kept her mouth shut tight out of anger. Gracie pulled her legs out of the railing, but accidentally kicked part of it. The noise got Vicky's attention and she looked up. Vicky wiped away at her eyes and smiled.
"Hey, up there? Why don't you come down?" Gracie nodded and climbed downstairs. She hugged her mommy.
"Mommy, why do you and Daddy argue so much?"
"We just do, Gracie."
"Is it about me?"
"No, of course not, baby. It's about other things; it's never about you. You know that. We love you so much." Gracie nodded.
"Is Daddy coming back?"
"Yes, he will...Eventually" She added under her breath. She pulled away from Gracie a little to look at her. "Why don't we order a pizza and watch some movies tonight? You can even stay up a little bit later than usual."
"Alright."
Vicky ordered a large cheese pizza and popped "Monsters inc." into the DVD player. They sat together on the couch and ate the pizza. Gracie proudly consumed three slices, along with a whole can of Pepsi. (For those who think young;)
Next, Vicky put in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Gracie loved it, especially the part about the Yule Ball.
"Mommy, will I have a Yule Ball in school, too? Like Harry Potter?"
"You'll have something like it when you get to high school."
"Will I get to wear robes like that?" She pointed at the screen. Vicky shook her head no and laughed.
"No, you'll wear a nice dress to it."
"A dress?" She whined out. "Yuck!" Vicky just laughed some more.
After the movie was over, Vicky looked through the channels and came upon "Autopsy 11: When the Dead Return to Haunt You." Gracie saw it and bounced up and down on the couch in excitement.
"Ohhhh! Mommy, can we watch it? Can we watch it?"
"I'm not sure, Grace. I do that all day at work and it isn't pretty. You sure you want to watch this?"
"Uh huh! Can we please?"
"Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you." Gracie's eyes grew wide as she saw human skeletons on the screen.
"Cool." She said in awe. Vicky just shook her head and went into the kitchen. She popped a bag of popcorn and brewed up some hot chocolate. She brought the snacks into the living room. Gracie took the mug.
"Thank you, Mommy." She said without moving her eyes from the TV.
"Welcome, honey."
About 2/3 through the show, Gracie fell asleep. Vicky woke her up and had her get ready for bed. She tucked Gracie into bed.
"Night, night Mommy." Gracie murmured.
"Good night, Grace." And Gracie was asleep. Vicky closed the door softly behind her.
Coming Attractions:
You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry